Messiah: Jesus, the evidence of history
What historical evidence is there for the life of Jesus and the first Christians?
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What historical evidence is there for the life of Jesus and the first Christians?
Did 'core' Christian beliefs slowly change over history? This talk considers: the Gospels; the divinity of Jesus; and the resurrection.
Can we be confident that we have the original text of the Gospels? How does it compare to other ancient documents?
Are the Gospels full of contradictions? What would have been seen as normal standards of trustworthy historical writing at that time?
Were the Gospel accounts based on the testimony of eyewitnesses who were still alive when the Gospels were written?
Evidence in the Talmud for the crucifixion of Jesus.
The October 2000 issue of The Atlantic Monthly featured a perceptive, and, to many, a surprising essay on the renewal of evangelical…
The doctrine of Christ's divinity is the central Christian doctrine, for it is like a skeleton key that opens all the others. Christians…
The Gospel writers portrayed Jesus as claiming to be the 'Son of God', but can history verify this and, if so, what did Jesus mean by it?